Have you ever wondered if everyone sees colors the same way you do? 🌈 Well, here’s a fascinating story about how culture can change the way we think about colors!
Meet Ragnar Baldursson, an Icelandic scholar who studies Chinese classics like “The Analects of Confucius” and “Tao Te Ching.” One day, he was chatting with his Chinese classmate about the color of soil or dirt.
Ragnar said, “In Iceland, our soil is dark brown because of all the volcanic rocks. But here, the soil is light brown!”
His classmate looked puzzled and replied, “But the soil here is yellow!” 🟡
They both stared at the same dirt but called it different colors. How could that be?
It turns out that in Chinese culture, brown isn’t considered a main color like it is in some other places. Instead, what we might call brown is often described as a type of yellow or given other names.
This simple conversation showed how people from different cultures can see the same thing in different ways! Isn’t that amazing? 🌍
Next time you’re coloring or painting, think about how someone else might see those colors differently. Maybe you can even ask a friend from another country what they call certain colors. You might discover a whole new way of seeing the world!
Reference(s):
The color of earth: A story of how culture 'colors' perception
cgtn.com
